The Magicians' Guild
- 480
- Pages
- about 9 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“The Magicians’ Guild” is a simple fantasy opener whose modest stakes are exactly what some readers find refreshing. Its moral lines are plainly drawn, and the glimpses of how the guild’s magic works are part of the fun. Some who return to it as adults feel that little happens and that the story leans on familiar clichés; it is kindest to younger readers and to anyone after a gentle start to a trilogy.
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About the book
The Magicians' Guild is the first fantasy novel in The Black Magician series by Trudi Canavan. Published in 2001, it is followed by The Novice (2002) and The High Lord (2003).
Reading order · The Black Magician Trilogy
Full order & progress →- The Magicians' GuildThis book
7.87.8 / 10 - The Novice
8.08.0 / 10 - The High Lord
8.18.1 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.7 across 340 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 70% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 7.8 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.6 | 13 | 4% |
| Google Books | 8.0 | 15 | 4% |
| Hardcover | 7.6 | 312 | 92% |
Frequently asked
How long is The Magicians' Guild?
It has 480 pages — shorter than 61% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
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